Civil engineer · Lafayette, LA

Civil engineer in Lafayette: $3,291/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Lafayette at $97,410 a year. About 360 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $57,660 and the 90th is $129,390. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,291 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,291

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,410

$57,660 to $129,390

Rent (1 bd)

$1,052

$1,252 (2 bd)

Employment

360

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

166th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $97,410.

Taxes$1,920
Rent$1,052
Other living costs$1,854
Left over$3,291

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,410
Federal income tax: −$13,044
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,452
State income tax (LA): −$2,547
Take-home pay: $74,367
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,052
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,906

Left over each month

$8,118 gross, minus $1,920 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.

$3,291

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Lafayette?

$97,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Lafayette?

$3,291 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Lafayette.